"From the square up above, you could see other hills, azure almost. I leaned against the church in the sun. In that warmth and silence, I felt an inkling of hope. What was happening seemed impossible to me. Life would go on one day, safe and sound, like now. I had forgotten this for too…Read more Cesare Pavese: Il fuggiasco / The fugitive
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Giovanni Pascoli: Solitudine /Solitude
“These cantos, they linger, they linger on my father’s tomb!...They are the fluttering of birds, the rustling of cypress trees, the distant singing of bells: they are not exclusive to a cemetery. For some of my laments, I hope to be forgiven, so that less here than in any other place the reader might wish…Read more Giovanni Pascoli: Solitudine /Solitude
Natalia Ginzburg: Gli Ebrei / The Jews (1972)
“I am now convinced that the role of Israel as the unifying centre of Judaism – and I underline ‘now’ – is in an eclipse phase. It is imperative, therefore, that the focal point of Judaism be inverted, returning outside Israel, returning to us, the Jews of the Diaspora who have the task of reminding…Read more Natalia Ginzburg: Gli Ebrei / The Jews (1972)
Giuseppe Ungaretti: Sono una creatura / I am a creature
Sono una creatura Valloncello di Cima Quattro, 5 agosto 1916 Giuseppe Ungaretti Come questa pietra del S. Michele così fredda così dura così prosciugata così refrattaria così totalmente disanimata Come questa pietra è il mio pianto che non si vede La morte si sconta vivendoI am a creatureValloncello di Cima Quattro*, August…Read more Giuseppe Ungaretti: Sono una creatura / I am a creature
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